Western Lands and the Political Economy of Henry Clay's American System, 1819-1832

Western Lands and the Political Economy of Henry Clay's American System, 1819-1832

For generations, the American System, a nationalist program to unite the country economically and make Henry Clay president, has been standard fare for historians. But the public lands element of Clay's "system" might be viewed in more specific relation to the political economy and so...

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Published in:Journal of the early Republic Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 633 - 665
Main Author: Van Atta, John R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Society for Historians of the Early American Republic 01-12-2001
University of Pennsylvania Press
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Clay, Henry (1770-1852)
Economic conditions
Economic systems
History
Jacksonianism
Land economics
Manufacturing industries
Panic
Political economy
Political parties
Political science
Political systems
Politics
Public land
Tariffs
New York
United States > US
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Summary:For generations, the American System, a nationalist program to unite the country economically and make Henry Clay president, has been standard fare for historians. But the public lands element of Clay's "system" might be viewed in more specific relation to the political economy and social circumstances that generated it.
ISSN:0275-1275
1553-0620
DOI:10.2307/3125149